--- a/jaxws/src/java.xml.ws/share/classes/com/sun/xml/internal/messaging/saaj/util/XMLDeclarationParser.java	Wed Jul 05 20:57:41 2017 +0200
+++ b/jaxws/src/java.xml.ws/share/classes/com/sun/xml/internal/messaging/saaj/util/XMLDeclarationParser.java	Fri Oct 30 10:34:46 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -76,10 +76,8 @@
      {
         int c = 0;
         int index = 0;
-        char[] aChar = new char[65535];
-        StringBuffer xmlDeclStr = new StringBuffer();
+        StringBuilder xmlDeclStr = new StringBuilder();
         while ((c = m_pushbackReader.read()) != -1) {
-            aChar[index] = (char)c;
             xmlDeclStr.append((char)c);
             index++;
             if (c == '>') {
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@
 
         // no XML decl
         if (!utf16 && !utf8) {
-            m_pushbackReader.unread(aChar, 0, len);
+            m_pushbackReader.unread(decl.toCharArray(), 0, len);
             return;
         }
         m_hasHeader = true;